Dr Harsh Vardhan was speaking after inaugurating the Atal Complex for the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean) at the INCOIS campus in Hyderabad.He said India is leading from the front in handling all global environmental concerns. Recalling India's role in the International Solar Alliance, he said the country made significant strides in fulfilling its promises made to the international community.

He exuded confidence that India will be achieving all the global targets especially relating to reducing emissions.The ITCOocean is a category- 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO for providing capacity building and training activities in operational oceanography.